| Kharkiv | |
|---|---|
 The river Kharkiv in the center of Kharkiv | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia, Ukraine |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Belgorod Oblast, Russia |
| • elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Mouth | Lopan |
• location | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
• coordinates | 49°59′07″N 36°13′26″E / 49.9853°N 36.2239°E |
| Length | 71 km (44 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,160 km2 (450 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2.62 m3/s (93 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lopan→ Udy→ Donets→ Don→ Sea of Azov |
The Kharkiv or Kharkov (Ukrainian: Ха́рків, Russian: Харьков) is a river in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, a left tributary of the Lopan.[1] It originates from the town of Oktyabrsky in Belgorod Oblast, Russia and it falls into Lopan in the city of Kharkiv.
The river Kharkiv may have given the city of Kharkiv its name.[2] The river is also known as a place for people who enjoy cold-water swimming known as morzhei or "walruses" to swim.[3]
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"Lopan Point" place where Kharkiv River drains into Lopan
See also
References
- ↑ "Kharkiv Oblast". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ Ivan Katchanovski; Kohut, Zenon E.; Nebesio, Bohdan Y.; Yurkevich, Myroslav (2013). Historical Dictionary of Ukraine. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 253. ISBN 9780810878471.
- ↑ Evans, Andrew (2010). Ukraine (3rd ed.). Bucks, England: Bradt Travel Guides, Ltd. p. 407. ISBN 9781841623115.
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